Today is one of those days that makes being an Association member so gratifying!
After over two years of hard work by the VEA legal team, the Supreme Court of Virginia has ruled in our favor on the issue of protecting the privacy of educators.
In Virginia Education Association et. al. v. Davison the Court overturned an earlier lower-court decision that would have allowed "teacher growth indicators," such as student test scores, to be made public by teacher name.
Specifically, the Court ruled Virginia Code section 22.1-295.1 makes "teacher performance indicators" CONFIDENTIAL. Therefore, the previous order directing the Virginia Department of Education to release Student Growth Percentiles by teacher name and license number was ruled in ERROR and the decision reversed.
This is a huge win for our members, and just another reason that: Membership Matters!
Congratulations and thank you, Dena Rosenkrantz and Kathy Lee.
James (Jim) Livingston
President, Virginia Education Association
116 South 3rd Street
Richmond, VA 23219
